Tourist arrivals for 2017 in Palau was down by 13 percent compared to last year’s visitors. There were 138,426 arrivals in 2016 and 122,566 in 2017. [restrict] For the month of Dec. 2017, visitor arrivals to Palau (excluding residents, students, employments, flight crews and transits) totaled 9,761 representing an increase of 384 compared to Nov. […]
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Palau Chamber of Commerce elects new officers
The Palau Chamber of Commerce has recently elected its 2018 slate of officers and new board members. Elected as President is Vivien Protine, Manager of VIP Hotel ;Vice President is Surangel Whipps Jr., President and CEO of Surangel & Sons Co ; Secretary is Tarita Holm, HBO Construction Representative and Treasurer is Merkii Basilius, DFS […]
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Krämer Ethnography Translation Project Committee (KETC) presents books and DVDs to the Palau Ministry of Education.
Minister Baklai Temengil-Chilton and Minister Faustina K. Rehuher-Marugg along with KETC members presented a set of the translation of Kramer volumes to Minister of Education Sinton Soalablai in a Principals meeting on January 05, 2017. Minister Rehuher Marugg gave a brief background of the KETC work and steps into translating, reviewing, and publishing the books. […]
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-Tuesday, January 2, 2018 At 10:14 a.m. on January 2, victims walked into Central and reported that their cars were vandalized at a parking lot of IA Apartment in Ikelau, Koror. Statements of the victim s were obtained and the case is under investigation for Property Damage in the 3rd Degree. At 1 1:50 a.m. […]
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For 7th straight year, Bank of Guam offers $10k in College Scholarships
5 Awardees to Receive $2,000 Each PLUS Paid Summer Internship January 10, 2018 – Hagatna, Guam. Bank of Guam is offering graduating high school seniors the opportunity to earn a $2,000 scholarship to attend college, supplemented by a paid Bank of Guam summer internship. This is the 7th consecutive year that the Bank has offered […]
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The Cook Islands mourn ‘a people’s Queen’
The people of Atiu in the Cook Islands are mourning the death of their traditional queen. A Cook Islands’ hotelier in Rarotonga, Tata Crocombe, says the Rongomatane Ada Teaupurepure Tetupu Ariki will be remembered for her service to the people of Atiu and the greater Cook Islands community. [restrict] Mr Crocombe says having received the […]